Burnaby RCMP are thanking the public for its help in catching the suspect in a shooting on Wednesday evening.
Mounties were called to the Old Orchard Shopping Centre at Willingdon Avenue and Kingsway around 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 after complaints of shots fired. The suspect, was quickly arrested thanks to a group of bystanders who had chased him down and held him until officers arrived, Cpl. Daniela Panesar, spokesperson for the Burnaby RCMP, told the NOW.
“It was pretty awesome,” Panesar added.
One man, a 26-year-old Burnaby resident, suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital for treatment and released, and has been cooperating with police, according to Panesar.
The initial investigation suggests the shooting was sparked by an argument between two groups of people. Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and not connected to Sunday’s shooting outside of REVS bowling on Lougheed Highway, Panesar said.
She said it’s unclear whether the two parties in Wednesday night’s shooting knew each other.
